Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of superficial temporal artery: A case report
β Scribed by Suzi Su-Hsin Chen; Shri Kumar Prasad
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report a case of a 36βyearβold male who presented with a pulsatile mass at the left temporal region after a head injury. Duplex sonographic examination confirmed the diagnosis of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial temporal artery. Imaging showed the pseudoaneurysm was partially thrombosed. Β© 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2009
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